English Explanatory Dictionary

wonderwork

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wonderful work or act
  2. A miracle.

Word forms

wonderwork wonderworks wonder-work

Etymology

From Middle English wonderworc, from Old English wundorweorc, wundorġeweorc (“a wondrous work, miracle”), equivalent to wonder + work. Compare Dutch wonderwerk, German Wunderwerk.

Related words

work wonders
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